Iain Wordsworth, SheffieldIt is more than time to end this absolute shambles that gives us the worst and most expensive railways in Western Europe.
Morna Burdon, EdinburghI travel regularly by train as I don’t drive. In the past 20 years it has become a disgusting experience. Drunks (therefore unsafe), filthy toilets, often no seats. It’s hell.
Dario Giudici, StevenageI joined British Rail in 1983 and am still in the industry today. I can’t believe we pay people to run a service so that they can make a profit.
Paul McLeod, LondonIt’s time for change. Fares for re-investment not profit.
Peter Green, Herne BayRe-nationalise now.
Stuart Flude, DurhamWe simply must fight for a better life.
Martin Hearne, ChorleyNorthern Rail must be stopped. It’s hell out there.
Peter Wright, LondonRe-nationalise the railways.
Graham Spence, Newcastle-upon-TyneEveryone knows it makes sense.
June Sutherby, PocklingtonPrivatisation for profit is obscene, selfish, greedy and undemocratic.
Jeff Zie, DorkingI’m sick of seeing profiteering from our infrastructure.
Rob Goddard, SouthamptonSouthern Rail is not fit for purpose, why does our government keep backing them.
Yvonne Filsell, Edinburghthe railways should never have been privatised in the first place. Why didn’t British Rail get the huge subsidies (public money) given to private companies?
Kim Boon, BarnsleyBreaking up railways breaks up communications, so we’re isolated in the north. HS2 won’t make things any better for Barnsley either.
John Brunton, LondonWhen New Labour welched on its promise to re-nationalise in 1997, I knew something had gone wrong. It’s time to see the railways benefit people again.
Gillian Wolff, SheffieldAn efficient reliable customer-orientated rail service plus effective freight transport is what is needed.
Rob Flann, IsleworthBring it back.
Peter Nisbet, GlenrothesIt is high time that control over the railways was put back where it belongs, under the control of the government and the people. Any profits should come to the system.
Chiara Knott, NottinghamJourneys are too expensive. And why do I have to pay to use the toilet? This is a violation of my human rights I’m certain.
Sue Radford, YorkWe are a not very big island in the Atlantic ocean The railways, like electricity and gas should be run by the nation for the nation. We don’t need corporate investors.
Lily Bea Mather-Dearden, WellingboroughIf the government cared about what the British public wanted, then the railways would be nationalised.
Nigel Powis, CoventryMake rail travel affordable to the masses.
Kathleen Webb, GlasgowI worked on the railway for nearly 20 years and it was much better as British Rail than as a private company.
Conor Owens, EnniskillenWonderful campaign.
David Leigh, St.AlbansI object to paying for infrastructure that private firms will profit from. Public investment should support public services.
Sam JordisonInvest in infrastructure instead of enriching shareholders.
John Hatch, ExeterThey should never have been privatised like every once publicly-owned business.
Alyson Rennie, NottinghamI moved to Nottingham in 1996 and soon got a job with a company that dealt with British Rail. Soon after that year we had then to deal with all the private companies.
Jean Hopkins, ShetlandBritish Rail was established by the British taxpayer. To sell it off to rich friends and corporations was criminal.
Major Phil Stout, SawbridgeworthStop TOCs making massive profits at the expense of the public traveller whilst providing a far worse service.